United States Eighth Circuit

Court's finding that prisoner may proceed in forma pauperis in a 28 USC 2255 proceeding entitles prisoner to appointed counsel in evidentiary hearing as "financially unable to obtain counsel".

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/17/2001
• Published 08/17/2001

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BRIGHT, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Karl E. Robinson, argued, St. Paul, MN, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey S. Paulsen, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.